FORUMula1.com

[Gaz]

i'm glad i dont think i could of a done with a full screen closup of nick frys grin.

[headless]

What a waste of a countdown.




I couldn't help myself.

[texasmr2]

That is nasty and should be deleted!

[EwanM]

That is nasty and should be deleted!

Or resized tht pic I think is too big.

[headless]

Sorry I guess its a form of bullying!

[digitaleye]

The timers been resetting for the last several hours. Maybe its a gullibility meter, someones counting how many people will sit and watch a countdown timer they know is going to keep resetting itself indefinitely?

I've been able to piece the press conference together from a half dozen clips here and there and while interesting there isn't really any substantially noteworthy news beyond the fact that this is a serious bid for 2010. Lots of drivers names mentioned, AJ, Danica, Marco, Graham, but no one solidified. they did say they would ideally like to have American drivers but might settle for one existing driver for the experience element. A recurrent theme was the theory that current F1 teams waste enormous sums of money working inefficiently and that these guys, USF1, can do it for a fraction of what teams have been historically been paying by working smarter. Peter let one mention slip of having some sort of location in Europe although the cars would definitely be built in the US. Also, wind tunnel facilities wont be a problem as the supposedly "best wind tunnel in the world" is right there where USF1 is based. They also mentioned that , especially in this economy, labor and facilities costs are significantly lower in the US as compared to Europe. Apparently they have no engine deal yet but feel confident that they'll be able to get customer engines form a current F1 Mfg.

[headless]

24 seconds,
now 12...

[headless]

What a shiitehouse.
Resets itself again.
Sack the web developer if he cant get hours on the countdown.

[EwanM]

What a shiitehouse.
Resets itself again.
Sack the web developer if he cant get hours on the countdown.

Typical. And I was expecting Nick Fry

[texasmr2]

The timers been resetting for the last several hours. Maybe its a gullibility meter, someones counting how many people will sit and watch a countdown timer they know is going to keep resetting itself indefinitely?

I've been able to piece the press conference together from a half dozen clips here and there and while interesting there isn't really any substantially noteworthy news beyond the fact that this is a serious bid for 2010. Lots of drivers names mentioned, AJ, Danica, Marco, Graham, but no one solidified. they did say they would ideally like to have American drivers but might settle for one existing driver for the experience element. A recurrent theme was the theory that current F1 teams waste enormous sums of money working inefficiently and that these guys, USF1, can do it for a fraction of what teams have been historically been paying by working smarter. Peter let one mention slip of having some sort of location in Europe although the cars would definitely be built in the US. Also, wind tunnel facilities wont be a problem as the supposedly "best wind tunnel in the world" is right there where USF1 is based. They also mentioned that , especially in this economy, labor and facilities costs are significantly lower in the US as compared to Europe. Apparently they have no engine deal yet but feel confident that they'll be able to get customer engines form a current F1 Mfg.

Nice writeup thanks.

[f1ea]

Apparently, the national F1 theme is becoming more promising than the corporate scheme that exists today. I can definitely see how it would be easier to finance budgets, put fans together and push for 'accomodating' venues with the whole national pride support. It may not be traditional F1 anymore, but if it keeps the sport alive in this era of fragile corporations... Then fine.

All in all it will be very interesting to see how USF1 develops, and most of all to see F1 growing on this side of the world.

[7UpJordan]

Now the usf1.com website won't even load up...

[Gaz]

What a waste of a countdown.




I couldn't help myself.

oh good god.

[nudge1964]

sorry, the more i read about it, the more it turms my stomach.
I hope its a massive flop and they never make the grid...go A1 racing if they want that jingoistic nonsence...it has no place in Formula one.

[Gaz]

sorry, the more i read about it, the more it turms my stomach.
I hope its a massive flop and they never make the grid...go A1 racing if they want that jingoistic nonsence...it has no place in Formula one.

i kinda of see your point it is abit ott with all the "skunk works" poo because if they grew and grew as a team they wouldn't stay small.

But they have to market it abit and i'd rather have them in F1 than not have them.